President George W. Bush today has appointed one individual and has
announced his intention to nominate four individuals and designate one
individual to serve in his Administration:

The President intends to nominate Cindy Lou Courville, of Virginia, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the African Union with
the rank of Ambassador. Dr. Courville currently serves as Special
Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the
National Security Council. Prior to this, she served as Senior
Intelligence Officer in the Office of the Chief of Staff at the Defense
Intelligence Agency. Earlier in her career, she served as Director of
African Affairs at the National Security Council. Dr. Courville received
her bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of Louisiana
at Lafayette. She went on to receive a second master's degree and PhD from
the University of Denver.

The President intends to nominate Philip S. Goldberg, of Massachusetts, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Bolivia. Mr. Goldberg currently serves as Chief
of Mission in Pristina, Kosovo. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Chief
of Mission in Santiago, Chile. Earlier in his career, he served as Acting
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs at the Department of
State. Mr. Goldberg received his bachelor's degree from Boston University.

The President intends to nominate Henry M. Paulson, Jr. of New York, to be
United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund, for a five-year
term, United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, for a five-year term, United States Governor of the
Inter-American Development Bank, for a five-year term, United States
Governor of the African Development Fund, United States Governor of the
Asian Development Fund, and United States Governor of the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development. Secretary Paulson currently serves as
Secretary of the Treasury. Prior to this, he served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Earlier in his career
at Goldman Sachs, he served as Co-Chairman and Co-Executive Officer.
Secretary Paulson received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and
his master's degree from Harvard Business School.

The President intends to nominate John C. Rood, of Arizona, to be Assistant
Secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation. Mr.
Rood currently serves as Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for Counterproliferation Strategy at the National Security
Council. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Forces
Policy at the Department of Defense. Earlier in his career, he served as
Director of Proliferation Strategy, Counterproliferation and Homeland
Defense at the National Security Council. Mr. Rood received his bachelor's
degree from Arizona State University.

The President has appointed Peter W. Tredick, of California, to be a member
of the Presidential Emergency Board #239.

The President intends to designate C. W. Bill Young, of Florida, to be the
President's Personal Representative at the Farnborough International
Aerospace and Defense Exhibition and Air Show, to be held July 17-23, 2006.